Six years after the disappointing Street Fighter 5, Capcom makes a spectacular comeback. Street Fighter 6 is everything Street Fighter 5 wasn’t — fun, reliable, and multifaceted. It’s not often that developers manage to revamp a video game while keeping the spirit of the original intact, but Capcom did just that, showing that there’s a good reason the Street Fighter franchise is still going strong after its inception in 1987.

The franchise’s original gameplay mechanics are thankfully reinstated, relying on the trademarked Drive Gauge, which was designed to encourage player creativity by giving them the freedom to experiment with different techniques and combos. This familiar mechanism makes the new additions to the game easy to pick up. The first of these additions is Extreme Battle, a kind of party mode that allows players to fight with special rules and gimmicks, quickly becoming a player favorite.

Other additions include a real-time commentary system accompanying your fights. This gives the game a more competition-like feeling, especially if you’re playing against a friend. One of the biggest changes to the game is World Tour, a revamped version of Story Mode, where players can travel around the semi-open-world of Street Fighter using a created character and interact with the 18 characters in the playable roster and even become their disciple. The plot itself is lacking a bit, but it’s so fun that you won’t mind. There is also a GTA element to World Tour — that allows you to fight anyone on the street — that many gamers are sure to enjo y.

⌛ Hours of gameplay: 58 hours

💵 Price: USD 59.99 but you can try out a demo without charge before you commit

👾 Platforms: Playstation, Steam, Xbox

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